GREEN ARROW:THE LONGBOW HUNTERS

GREEN ARROW:THE LONG BOW HUNTER:PT.1-As a young comic book fan (way back in 1987) I was drawn to the magnificent work of Mike Grell. Two of His books were My favorites Jon Sable Freelance and Green Arrow:The Long Bow Hunters. The beautiful illustrations featured in the pages of The Long Bow Hunters were almost cinematic in nature. I always thought that a film based on the book would be incredible if put in the proper hands. Well..almost twenty years later My wish has come true! But it's not Hollywood bringing the books to life, it's an Indie Filmmaker by the name of Christopher Rayback. THE LONGBOW HUNTER:PT.1 is the first in a series of films based on Mike Grell's books. This short opens with Shado(one of the last remaining Long Bow Hunters along with The Green Arrow) Hunting down and killing Gangsters all over the city. The News reports that multiple men were killed using arrows and swords,grim signatures of The Long Bow Hunters. Local Crimeboss Kyle Magnor meets with His associates to discuss the recent slayings of His Men by the mysterious vigilantes and how they will deal with the problem. Meanwhile Shado corners more gangsters in a local hideout and takes them out in a magnificent display of hand to hand combat and swordplay. But what of Green Arrow? This film gives us a just enough Ollie to keep diehard Emerald Archer Fans happy so fear not. Everything about this film was top notch from the fantastic musical score to the opening credits which were Hollywood quality, intermingled with actual images from Mike Grell's masterpiece. Let's not forget about the fight choreography. The fighting in this movie was some of the best I've seen in a Fan Film. It never hurts to hire professionals Kids!(Take Note)Grayce Wey looked perfect as Shado. She even sports a fake dragon tattoo, a reproduction of the one Shado has in the books. Hats off to tattoo artist Gary Hoag for the amazing work!And finally Actor Harrison Young gives a standout performance as the crooked Crimeboss Kyle Magnor.What more can I say...? WOW!!! Your film was truly worth the wait Chris! *please note, there is some bad language here and there in the film so this probably isn't a good film for Kids to see. To view this film please click HERE